Graduate Certificate
K-8 Elementary
Graduate certificates are available in: Business, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Mathematics Education, Reading Specialist, Special Education.
Education Graduate certificates provide candidates with eligibility endorsements to an Alaska teaching certificate. All course work must be completed within a seven-year period immediately preceding the date the graduate certificate is granted. Graduate certificates are granted by the University of Alaska Southeast; UAS provides the institutional recommendation to the student to submit to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development for endorsement.
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Admissions Requirements
For admissions requirements, application requirements and Praxis II Exam information please visit the School of Education Website.
REQUIREMENTS (2011-2012 CATALOG)
| Minimum Credit Hours | 42 | ||
| Prerequisites | |||
| ED | S230 | Intro to Educational Technology or competency* | 3 |
| *Content competency in writing, math, social science, science, psychology, arts, physical education, and health | |||
| Prerequisites | 12 | ||
| ALST | S300 | Alaska Studies | 3 |
| ED | S304 | Literature for Children and Young Adults | 3 |
| ED | S320A | Art in the K-8 Curriculum | 1 |
| ED | S320B | Physical Education in the K-8 Curriculum | 1 |
| ED | S320C | Music in the K-8 Curriculum | 1 |
| ED | S333 | The Learner and the Learning Process* | 3 |
| Certification Requirements | 30 | ||
| ED | S615 | Literacy in the Intermediate and Middle School Grades | 3 |
| ED | S616 | Math Methods in the K-8 Classroom | 3 |
| ED | S617 | Science Methods in the K-8 Classroom | 3 |
| ED | S618 | Social Studies in the K-8 Classroom | 3 |
| ED | S619 | Classroom Management and Discipline | 3 |
| ED | S661 | Literacy and Young Children | 3 |
| ED | S680 | Advanced Multicultural Education | 3 |
| ED | S688 | Student Teaching | 6 |
| EDSE | S482 | Inclusive Classrooms for All Children | 3 |
| *ED S333 must be completed prior to graduate-level classes. | |||
CONTACT INFORMATION
University of Alaska Southeast
Dr. Katy Spanger
11120 Glacier Highway
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Ph: 907-694-7019
Program Website: uas.alaska.edu/education
Email: katy.spangler@uas.alaska.edu